The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-23

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shivers ran down even the back Of
London at your little lspses from ell
quette."
After pointing out that Mr.. Lowell's
political opportuu ities all came by the
alleged good grscs OF Secretary Evarts,
Richmond continued:
sin turn you had q slight oppor.
tunity to show your appreciation oil
Mr.. Evarts's intellectual friendliness.
At the close OF his services as Secre'
tsry OF State he visited London with
his family. 1t was Il can hardly cay
noised, should rather say 1t was
silsnced, among Americans 10
London that you failed TO pay him
not only the respect OF an officer to
his chief, but the courtesy OF one citl-
zen OF the world 10 another. Emi.
nent EDglishmen sought him out,
against-it was whispered with dis
may-your rather provincial efforts to
keep him In the background. II was
reported, in English diplomatic cir
Giles, with something between q grin
and a groan, that an invitation left by
Lord Salisbury at the American Lega-
ton for Secretary Evarts and his wife
and daughter to spend some days at
Hatfield, was suffered to lapse 80
grossly 90 to be conveyed for Mr..
Bvarts only-thus depriving his fami-
ly OF the pleasure OF q visit to the bis
toric house OF the Cecils, OF seeing the
State papers Of Queen Elizabeth's
Lord Burleigb, and Of Witnessing the
highest form OF English country life ;
and also depriving our English friends
OF the pleasure OF knowing an Ameri-
can family, whose privacy dare not
invade, but the gentle grace and
charm Of whose inner life are as ire
sistibe rs the wit and wisdom and
eloqusnte by which it is known TO the
world"
Richmond affords this cruel expla-
nation of the alleged incident:
st WAS remembered that when Mr..
Eyarts was urgently trying to induce
you 10 push England 10 the payment
of the Fortune Bay claims you had go
little comprehension OF the scope OF
an American mission that you wrote
naively to Mr.. Evarls that Mr.. Glad.
stones Ministry would be embarrassed
by yielding to an American demand
Just at that time. A smile hckered
over averted faces in the diplomatic
circles OF both countries at Mr.. EvaT.' g
dry response, that, in his judgment,
you would find 1t difficult to adjust
the interests Of your own country to
the shifting exigencies OF political par
ties in Euglandi That world within
the world saw that you had keennesa
enough to detect the satire, but not
high breeding enough to hide the
smart. SO, like the raral lass resent
ing her slighted charms, you sulked
visibly, and thus confessed your
snub."
In this compact sentence the caustic
correspondent sums up the net results
OF Mr.. Lowel's diplomacy:
"You fulfilled, so far as can be seen,
to the general satisfaction OF English
society and to the entire satisfaction Of
your own ideal, your official duties.
"No symptoms OF restlessness in
your position escaped you. No evi.
dence OF antagonism to the principles
or methods OF the party that appointed
YOU in the record, no con-
scientious scruples concerning the men
or the measures Of Republicanism ever
wrung from you token OF desire to
resign your Office. . ' Through
all the stress OF the election .
you held your place. But when
the struggle WAS over, when your
party was defeated, when your office
was irretrieysbly gone and you had
nothing TO lose y you opened
your mouth and spoke. . Pub
licly you regretted - 80 flashed thu
uncontradicted wires across the sea
that you had not been privileged tt
cast q vote sgaiDet the Republican
party and for the party which haC
oyerthrown il. What car
your countrymen infer but that yor
occupied the position OF your owl
Brdofredum Sawin; that public office
meant for you,
"Ntno theusan' dolls per ann,
Nino thousan' more fur outht,
An mo 10 represent thel man,
Toe place 'Ould Jest about fit.
This deth my CUP with meroies fill,
This lays all thoughts OF sin to rest
I don't believe in prinoerple,
Bat ., de- in interest.
II amt by ,princorples nor mon,
Ny proudeut course Is steadiod-
1 scent which pays the best, an then
Go into it bald headed.
AN then another thing-I guess, thougl
mebby am wrong,
This BuiflO plaster amt agein' to drOr al
mighty strong"